Corsetiere's Despair

Name: Corsetiere's Despair
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1 pound red and white striped peppermint candy; 1 quart heavy cream; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 3 to 4 drops red food coloring; Hot fudge sauce

By Rozanne Gold

Total Time: 2 hours
Rating: 4(7)
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Ingredients

Yield:10 servings

1pound red and white striped peppermint candy
1quart heavy cream
¼teaspoon salt
3 to 4drops red food coloring
Hot fudge sauce

Ingredient Substitution Guide

Preparation

Step 1
Coarsely chop one-third of the candy. Reserve. In a food processor, grind remainder of the candy until it is a fine powder.
Step 2
In large chilled bowl, whip cream with salt until it is stiff.
Step 3
Fold all the powdered candy and about half of the coarse pieces into the cream.
Step 4
Add red food coloring, slashing through with knife to make red streaks.
Step 5
Prepare a 2-quart souffle dish with a foil collar. Fill with mixture and add remaining coarse candy on top. Freeze. Remove foil and serve with hot fudge sauce.